Chayanika Bhayana Archives

Chayanika Bhayana works as an assistant professor for organisational behaviour at the Indian Institute of Management, Calcutta. She has a PhD from the Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad, and a master’s degree in psychology from Delhi University. Her research interests lie in the areas of entrepreneurial and contemporary careers and work policy implications.

Articles by Chayanika Bhayana

Water & Sanitation

4 মার্চ, 2025

IDR সাক্ষাৎকার | রাজেন্দ্র সিং

'ভারতের ওয়াটারম্যান', রাজেন্দ্র সিং, -এর অন্তর্দৃষ্টিযাতে উনি বোঝান কীভাবে জলের উপস্থিতি ভারতে জীবনের সমস্ত দিককে উন্নত করতে পারে এবং কেন কোভিড-১৯ মহামারী দেশে একটি বিপ্লব ঘটাতে পারে।

by স্মারিনিতা শেঠি, সাহিল কেজরিওয়াল | 8 min read

People standing in line getting their temperature checked by a person wearing a PPE kit-response to COVID-19 second wave

Health & Well-being

1 জুন, 2021

India’s COVID-19 response limited by strong urban and tech bias

India's response to the second wave of COVID-19 glosses over the lack of infrastructure and technology know-how in rural India.

by Vani Viswanathan, Rohan S Katepallewar | 7 min read

a group of three women, one man, and a child standing_Sukarma Foundation_covid19 surge in rural madhya pradesh

Health & Well-being

31 মে, 2021

Understanding the COVID-19 surge in rural Madhya Pradesh

Physical distancing is still a dream and vaccine hesitancy the norm. Here’s what the COVID-19 surge looks like in Narsinghpur district, Madhya Pradesh.

by Maya Vishwakarma | 6 min read

A cartoon of a student writing the alphabets-nonprofit life_cartoon courtesy-Rachita Vora

Humour

31 মে, 2021

This nonprofit life Ep 14 | Learning the alphabet

A cartoon series that captures the joys and travails of life in the development sector.

by Rachita Vora | 2 min read

doctor and patient as part of COVID-19 response

Health & Well-being

27 মে, 2021

What can we learn from Jharkhand’s COVID-19 response?

Jharkhand has taken additional COVID-19 response protocols to curb the surge. Here are some implementation challenges and suggestions on a way forward.

by Ranjan Kanti Panda | 7 min read

A group of volunteers come together to prevent child marriage

26 মে, 2021

A community-based approach to prevent child marriage

by Chaitali Sheth | 5 min read

A person holding a vaccine bottle and syringe-picture courtesy-Flickr

Diversity & Inclusion

25 মে, 2021

India’s COVID-19 vaccine drive is excluding millions of citizens

The government's recently published guidelines for vaccinating vulnerable groups are inadequate, and risk excluding the very people they are meant to benefit.

by Arun Kumar, Raghunandan Hegde | 5 min read

group of people standing in front of a wall which has a slogan about social distancing painted on it-NGOs

Health & Well-being

24 মে, 2021

What can nonprofits do to tackle COVID-19 in central India?

The window of opportunity to stop preventable deaths is narrow, but doable. Here are some steps that nonprofits can take to tackle rising COVID-19 cases in Bihar, Jharkhand, and Madhya Pradesh.

by Anish Kumar | 5 min read